Acknowledgement phek ii-naah “because of her prayer this thesis come up” ti hi hei lepse met inla. ‘Come up’ ti hin umzie pathum a nei a: tro suok (spring), hril ding (to be talked about or discussed) le thil um thut (to happen unexpectedly). Entirna: The seed comes up at last. What issues come up at the meeting of the ECCI Executive Committee? I have to leave immediately because something has just come up at home. Chu lei chun, hieng hin ziek lem inla: because of her prayer this thesis could see the light of the day.